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Law Enforcement
The activities of authorised agencies such as police, customs, border services, and investigative bodies to enforce drug control laws and address criminal activities related to the production, trafficking, and distribution of illicit substances. These activities may include investigations, intelligence gathering, interdiction, and collaboration with national and international partners to disrupt organised crime networks. Law enforcement plays an important role in protecting public safety and maintaining the rule of law, and is most effective when coordinated with broader public health, prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts as part of a balanced and comprehensive response to substance use.
Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales
A study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales: A Qualitative Study of Peer Responses, explores the behaviour of witnesses to opiate overdoses.
The research...
The Untold Story: Harms Experienced in the Irish Population Due to Others’ Drinking
Conclusion
The reach of alcohol’s harm to others (AH2O) across Irish society is evident within families, among friends, in the workplace, and is felt by strangers in public spaces. Health, social and law enforcement services become...
Adquiriendo un rol protagónico frente a una realidad social olvidada
Adquiriendo un Rol Protagónico frente a una realidad social olvidada
Eduardo H. Loyola Arguello (ISSUP Member)
El Salvador es un país geográficamente pequeño, con una historia caracterizada por el dolor, conflictos y grandes necesidades...
A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail: Findings at 12 Months Post-Release
Research carried out in in North America has found that offering continued methadone maintenance to those entering the prison system can have positive outcomes.
A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail
Highlights
- MMT during incarceration leads to lower injection drug and heroin use.
- MMT during incarceration leads to fewer non-fatal overdoses.
- MMT during incarceration leads to higher rates of engagement in treatment.
Abstract
Recen...
A Randomized, Open Label Trial of Methadone Continuation versus Forced Withdrawal in a Combined US Prison and Jail
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Keep Maintaining Opiate-Dependent Prisoners
From the USA, a rare randomised trial found in favour of continuing methadone maintenance when patients entered prison rather than compulsory withdrawal. The...
Risk of Violence in Drug Rehabilitation Centers
Abstract
Background
In 2009, Mexico reformed its health law to partially decriminalize drug possession considered for personal use and to increase mandatory referrals to certified drug rehabilitation centers in lieu of incarceration...
The Internet and Drug Markets
Summary
The last decade has seen the emergence of new internet technologies that have acted as important facilitators of online drug markets. The internet now hosts a range of virtual marketplaces (both on the surface and deep web) for...
Development and Implementation of the Health Education and Promotion Module for Incarcerated Mothers
Abstract
To discuss the knowledge gained and future implications for incarcerated parents and community members through the development and implementation of a standardized health education and promotion module for incarcerated mothers. A...
The Reciprocal Lagged Effects of Substance Use and Recidivism in a Prisoner Reentry Context
Abstract
Background
Much work has investigated the association between substance use, crime, and recidivism, yet little scholarship has examined these associations longitudinally among samples of recently released prisoners. We examine...
La política de drogas y el bien público
El uso de drogas tiene un impacto significativo en la salud publica a través de la enfermedad, discapacidad y problemas sociales, y los tomadores de decisión están cada vez más interesados en desarrollar políticas de drogas basados en...
Associations between Substance Use and Type of Crime in Prisoners with Substance Use Problems
Aim: The present study aimed to study the associations between substance use patterns and types of crimes in prisoners with substance use problems, and specifically whether substance use patterns were different in violent offenders.
Metho...
1st ISSUP National Chapter Philippines Conference
"Our long time dream of gathering professionals and people interested in addiction recovery is now very real," said Eddie L. Castillo at the opening of the 1st ISSUP National Chapter Philippines Conference. The conference was held in Quezon...
Morbidity and Mortality in Homeless Individuals, Prisoners, Sex Workers, and Individuals with Substance Use Disorders in High-Income Countries
Summary
Background
Inclusion health focuses on people in extremely poor health due to poverty, marginalisation, and multimorbidity. We aimed to review morbidity and mortality data on four overlapping populations who experience...
Alcohol Problems in the Criminal Justice System: An Opportunity for Intervention
Alcohol is linked with crime, especially violent crime. Many people are incarcerated because of alcohol-related crime. Alcohol is not permitted in prisons except in a very few cases, and illicit use of alcohol in prison is not a major...
Misuse of Novel Synthetic Opioids: A Deadly New Trend
ABSTRACT
Novel synthetic opioids (NSOs) include various analogs of fentanyl and newly emerging non-fentanyl compounds. Together with illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), these drugs have caused a recent spike in overdose deaths, whereas...
Effect of Initiating Drug Treatment on the Risk of Drug-Related Poisoning Death and Acquisitive Crime among Offending Heroin Users
Abstract
Background
A recent Cochrane review of randomised trials identified a lack of evidence for interventions provided to drug-using offenders. We use routine data to address whether contact with treatment services reduces heroin user...
Feasibility Study of a Cell Phone Intervention to Promote Mental Health among Deported Mexican Migrants
Ietza Bojorquez, Rosa M Aguilera-Guzman, Adrian Aguilera, Silvia Mejia
Introduction: Deportations of Mexican migrants who had been living in the United States for extended periods of time increased during the past decade. As an event of...
Measuring Community Readiness for Implementing Preventive Interventions in Colombia and Chile
Arthur de Oliveira Correa, Eric C. Brown, Nicole Eisenberg, John S. Briney, Juliana Mejía-Trujillo, Daniela Castillo, Marcelo Sánchez
Introduction: The increasing use of evidence-based preventive interventions in Latin America has produced...
NIDA Humphrey Fellows Participate in ISSUP's Third Workshop
NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows from Virginia Commonwealth University participated in the Third Annual Meeting of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals. More than 3,000 participants attended the meeting for drug treatment...
